Rail-anchor.



No. 717,808. PATENTED JAN. 6, 1903.

B. lBURGHESS.

RAIL ANCHOR. APPLmATIoN FILED ma. 1s. 1902.

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BENJAMIN BURGESS, OF DANVILLE, ILLINOIS.

RAILANC'HOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettersrvatent No. 717,808, dated danuaryg, 1903.

Application tiled August 18, 1902.

To @ZZ whom, t neo/,y concern.:

Be it known that I, 'BENJAMIN Bimenes, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Danville, in the countyof Vermilion and State ot Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Rail-Anchor, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a means for gripping or c amping a railway-rail so as to form an anchor for wrecking purposes. It may be used in a great number of ways, as will be apparent, notably as a means for anchoring a tackle by which cars maybe drawn back on the track.

This specification is an exact description claims define the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying d rawiugs, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a plan view with a part of the rail broken away. Fig. 2 is a side View; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the device, showing it detached from the rail.

The anchor comprises two arms a, which have each at one end an upwardly and inwardly projected extension d. These extensions a are pivotally connected together by a pin b or the equivalent thereof, and said extensions form a bridge which connects the arms d and rises over the ball of the rail. Each arm o', is formed on its inner side with a shoulder c, and these shoulders are adapted to engage the ends of the Fish-plates, as shown in Fig. l, said shoulders bearing against the web of the rail and under the ball thereof. The free ends of the arms a, have chains d engaged therewith, and the said chains are adapted in turn to be connected with the railway-car or other apparatus in connection with which the anchor is used.

In using the anchor the arms a, are `laid, respectively, on the sides of the rail, and the bridge formed by the extensions o.' is caused to pass over the ball of the rail, thus placing the shoulders c alongside of the web of the rail under the ball and bearing with their square sides against the end edges of the shplates at the rail-joint. Strain is applied to the anchor through the medium of the chains d, and it will be observed that stress on these Serial No. 120,074. (No model.)

chains will cause the arms a, to move inward toward each other, thus insuring a proper engagement with the fish-plates.

It will be observed that in this device no cross-strain. is involved and that its operation does not depend on any pinching action. The gibs or shoulders c abut against the {ishplates and are held engaged therewith by the pull of the chains d.

The manner of using the invention will be apparent to all persons skilled in the art, and this need not be explained here. The device may be used in many ways and branches of the railway wrecking and constructing art.

Various changes in the forni and details of my invention may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention. Hence l consider myself entitled to all forms of the invention as may lie within the intent of my claims.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A rail-anchor, comprising two arms connected to each other at one end to swing toward and from each other, each arm having at a point intermediate its ends an inwardlyextended shoulder projecting under the ball of the rail to engage the (ish-plates ot the railjoint.

2. 'A rail-anchor, comprising two arms, and means extending transversely of the rail and connecting said arms to each other at one end to swing toward and from each other, each arm having at a point intermediate its ends a shoulder, and said shoulders being extended inward under the ball of the rail to engage the ends of opposite'iish-plates of a joint-rail.

3, A rail-anchor, comprising two arms having upwardly and inwardly bent extensions pivotally connected together-and forming a bridge adapted to extend over the ball of the rail to hold the arms against opposite sides of the web below the ball, and said arms having shoulders thereon arranged to engage the sh-plate of a joint in the rail. l

4.. A rail-anchor, comprising two arms having upward and inwardly bent extensions pivotally connected together to form a bridge, said bridge being adapted to extend over the ball of the rail to hold the arms at opposite sides oi' the web under the ball, and means in Connection With the free ends of the arms the free ends of the arms for connecting them ro for drawing on the anchor. With a ear or the like.

5. Aran-anchor, comprising two arms con- In testimony whereof I have signed my nected to each other at one end to swing toname to this specilcation in the presence of Ward and from each other, each arm having two subscribing Witnesses.

thereon at a point intermediate its length an BENJAMIN BURGESS. inwardly-extended shoulder projecting under Witnesses: the ball of the rail into engagement with the L. M. COOK,

web thereof, and a means in Connection With GEORGE F. BURGESS. 

